Happy news: Mirga is expecting a baby

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Music Director Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla and her partner are pleased to announce they are expecting a baby at the end of August. Mirga will take a short maternity leave from July until mid-November 2018 when she will resume conducting the CBSO in the orchestra’s 2018-19 concert season at Symphony Hall and around the world. She remains fully committed to her role as Music Director and is currently working on artistic plans for the new season, to be announced in the coming months. Stephen Maddock OBE, Chief Executive of the CBSO, commented that “the whole CBSO family is delighted about Mirga’s wonderful news”.

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Congrats to the parents. Sad that they feel the need to write that she “remains fully committed to her role as music director”. That should go without saying in this day and age, that one can have a baby and a demanding career.

Why don’t they mention the father? Is he Peter Hartmann of the period-instrument Heidelberger Sinfoniker? Wenn ja, hat er einen Namen! Why be public about the baby and all mysterious about a “partner”? Are they not married? Why not? Wouldn’t that be better for the baby? Where do they live, Heidelberg? Maestra should either keep it to herself or tell the story, not make a grand shallow CBSO announcement and act like the rest is none of our business. And yes, a baby bump is something we could have figured out without use of the press office.

I don’t know how they could avoid an announcement when she has to take a leave. I also don’t see why she has to disclose further details. You seem quite sure she was deliberately acting mysterious to pique interest and invite attentions. What a perceptive person you must be to be able to detect such hidden schemes! I’m impressed.

Grazinyte-Tyla’s predecessor as music director at the CBSO, Andris Nelsons, did in fact take paternity leave during his tenure, as well as several other stretches of parental leave which required him to withdraw from numerous concerts. Exactly as on this occasion, the reasons were explained at the time, and people by and large responded with understanding and compassion, as well as respect for his privacy. A precedent which many commentators on this site would do well to observe.

I heard her here with the Philadelphia Orchestra in the Mahler 4th. She’s very attractive but the Philly Inquirer reviewer felt in necessary to mention her weight, something on the matter of her being “as thin as a rail”.

Why the truth should be hidden? Because you guys know that it’s shame and fault. I don’t understand why my comment is erased by someone. I tell the truth. Her partner has family, that’s why i cannot be happy with this news. If you are not shame, this comment should be remained.

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